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What is a weather front ?
A weather front is a boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, and is the principal cause of meteorological phenomena
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What is a earths atmosphere ?
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The atmosphere is a mixture of nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), and other gases (1%) that surrounds Earth. High above the planet, the atmosphere becomes thinner until it gradually reaches space. It is divided into five layers. Most of the weather and clouds are found in the first layer |
What is weather ?
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy
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What is a cold front ?
the boundary of an advancing mass of cold air, in particular the trailing edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system
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What is Troposphere ?
the lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface to a height of about 3.7–6.2 miles (6–10 km), which is the lower boundary of the stratosphere
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What is erosion ?
the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
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What is a stationary front ?
A stationary front is a pair of air masses, neither of which is strong enough to replace the other. On a weather map, this is shown by an inter-playing series of blue spikes pointing one direction and red domes pointing the other.
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What is stratophere ?
the layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere, extending to about 32 miles (50 km) above the earth's surface (the lower boundary of the mesosphere).
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What is deposition ?
the action of deposing someone, especially a monarch.
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What is a occluded front ?
a composite front produced by occlusion
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What is Mesosphere ?
the region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere, between about 30 and 50 miles (50 and 80 km) in altitude
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What is a sun ?
the star around which the earth orbits.
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What is Thermosphere ?
the region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which the atmosphere ceases to have the properties of a continuous medium. The thermosphere is characterized throughout by an increase in temperature with height.
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